Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-03-04
New . Notes.

evening at 1880, in the Synagogue, in
German.
o. H. Bliss reports the rainfall from
the night of the I'd to the morning of
the Sd, at A. NJ, .27 inches.
William Brown reports the loss Of
black mare with a white stripe on
her face. She was 9 years old.
The case of Jim Ash, charged with
battery upon Harry Chandler, will come
up before Justice Austin this morning,
at 10 o'clock.
The First.street car line will com.
mence running either to day or to-mor.
row. A car was run over the route
yesterday to test the track.
The overland train from the north on
the Southern Pacific railroad was
delayed some six hours yesterday by an
engine being derailed at Southside.
The cases of G.. r. Simpson, Tom
johnson ct al, the alleged gold.brick
swindlers, has been set for Marcn 9th
for examination by Justice Austin.
The slow lazy rainfall that commenced
on Wednesday evening, left precipita-
tion of 20 inches up to yesterday morn.
ing, according to the register of Mr.. G.
Ducommuu,
Horace Bell has sued out warrrnts of
arrest for G.. Wiley Wells, 3. A. Steph.
ems and A. M. Thornton. The full COM
plant is published elsewhere in this
issue of tho HERALD.
During the month of February the
receipts of the postoffice of Los Angeles
amounted to S6337.7O. with expenses
aggregating only S2l47.5O, or about 81
per cent. of the receipts.
Mr.. Frank O. Wilkinson had the mis-
fortune day before yesterday to lose his
lovely baby boy and namesake. Mr..
Wilkinson has the sympathy of large
circle of friends at his irreparable loss.
1t is reported that the contract for
grading the new line of the Southern
Pacific railroad from Shorb's switch has
been let through Pasadena, to w.
Thompson, and work will be commenced
at once.
Phillip Williams, who was convicted
of misdemeanor committed in Pomona,
was released on habeas corpus proceed
ings yesterday by Judge Brunson on
account of defects in the commitment
to the county Jail.
Louis r.. .Neely, who was arrested on
Tuesday night for obtaining money by
means of forged notes, was held to an.
swer yesterday by Justice Austin on
three charges of forgery, with bail set
at $1,000 altogether.
Mr.. F. B. Tanning, of the County
Clerks Office, returned yesterday from
San Diego, where he went to assist
Professor Farini in a grand concert. He
reports that the house was crowded and
hundreds turned away.
John Hutton, who was arrested in
East Los Angeles for exhibiting his per.
son to children, was found guilty yes.
terdav and will be sentenced to-day.
Hutton sa d he was crazy and imagined
himself in the "Garden of Eden"
Salisbury Haley filed paper in the
case of Salisbury Haley against his wife,
Presentation B de Haley, petitioning the
court to RESTRAIN her from disposing of her
property until he had recovered a judg.
ment of $500 which he gained in 1886.
Robert Warren and John Touser,
charged with emLezzling $40 from a
brother.vender of wares ON the rail,
were examined yesterday afternoon in
Justice Austin's court and were dis.
charged on account of the insufficiency
of the evidence.
The regular meeting of the Woman q
Christian Temperance Union will be
held this afternoon at the South Meth.
odist Church on Fort street, near Fifth,
at 2:30 P. M Mrs. Carse of Chicago,
President of the w. T. P. A., and Col.
Woodford will be present.
William Norling. while under the in.
Auence of liquor yesterday, rode horse
down Second street and narrowly escaped
running over several ladies. Fortunately
the horse swerved at the corner of Spring
and threw Norling in the mud. He was
put in cell to sober up.
James Patterson, Edward Davis and
Jas. A. Wilson were arrested early this
morning by Officers Woodward, Collins
4 and Deckmau, on charge of robbery
for relieving II. c. Coe of $l2 in front
Browns saloon on Los Angeles street
Two of the alleged robbers are one. armed
men.
The drawing.room recital, for the ben
eft of Mrs. Nj. E. Hill, will take place
at Ellis College this evening. Mrs
Bernard Donnelly, lady of great Local
celebrity in Kansas City, has volunteered
to give vocal solo. Many of our
leading society ladies have taken this
recital under their auspices. and q large
attendance and a very enjoyable evening
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